The primary objective of the National Forestry Initiative Manager is to deliver the NWTF’s conservation mission at the National, Regional and State level. This will be accomplished working in partnership with NRCS while providing oversight, administration, and supervision of national forestry initiative staff across the United States. The national forestry initiative manager will work collaboratively with NWTF staff to coordinate private land forestry capacity and programmatic delivery across the country.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervises all NFI Forester positions nationally.
Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff.
Coordinates the daily workflow of the Foresters with NRCS staff.
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
Duties/Responsibilities
Supervise all national forestry initiative positions
Conduct and provide administration support for all agreements associated with the NFI and associated foresters
Assist with technical writing as needed to support the NWTF and NRCS partnership
Promote the NFI through enhanced internal and external communications pursuant to progress and accomplishments; provides required quarterly/annual reports and oral presentations as required
Serve the partnership as the manager for the NFI, to promote and facilitate consistency in program interpretation, communication, implementation and delivery at the National level
Foster collaboration and cooperation amongst all partners engaged in the NFI, but primarily NWTF field staff and NRCS field staff and state, regional, and National staff
Coordinate subject matter material and information dissemination as well as job-related training of foresters in cooperation with NWTF staff
Provide internal and external insights pursuant to staff accomplishments, performance towards annual Goals & Objectives, etc.
Provide effective and regular communication with NRCS State Conservationists and other designated NRCS Points of Contact involved in the NFI, and NWTF field staff to assess progress, needs, and significant challenges, etc., as well as any external funding partners
Maintain and solicit matching financial contributions from partners, including tracking within the NWTF’s Conservation Reporting Portal, invoicing, etc.
Provide updates and news to NWTF’s Communications Department pursuant to the NFI and conservation delivery within respective states; contribute to Turkey Call magazine, Turkey Call television, NWTF state newsletters, websites, blogs, etc… as requested
Other functions as assigned by supervisor
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities:
Ability to work independently without close supervision and ability to determine work priorities daily, weekly and monthly to maximize time efficiency is required
Must have good public speaking and presentation skills for both technical and nontechnical audiences, ability to write for both professional & general audiences
Basic computer skills such as e-mail and Microsoft Office suite
Strong knowledge of forest management and associated research techniques
Must be willing to incur moderate travel including overnight stays of three to five nights or more
Must demonstrate a team attitude, proven leadership skills, excellent organizational skills and an ability to motivate others through a positive attitude
Preferred Skills/Abilities
Ability to navigate in remote and rural areas, communicate with land managers and provide advice to agency workers in the field
Ability to use & apply GIS technologies
Education And Experience
Bachelor’s degree in natural resources along with at least six (6) years of professional experience, two (2) of which must include program oversight and administration; and/or a Master’s degree with four (4) years of professional experience or equivalent
Physical Requirements
Must be able and willing to work, often alone, in a diverse range of climatic and topographic conditions, and within remote areas with limited access and amenities and other extreme conditions as warranted.
Must be able to walk several miles per day in the conditions described above.
Must be able to frequently drive or ride long distances in a vehicle.
Ability to lift and carry up to a minimum of 20lbs.
